Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 12, 2017
Oh my! The blog post, What About Them Apples , raised a lot of heated discussion on LinkedIn. Quite the dust-up… Why? While I am advocating rethinking supply chain planning, for some consultants, the only path forward is the adoption of DDRMP. The recommendation is a broad-brush approach. No matter what I write on demand planning, the response is to blindly deploy DDMRP.
GlobalTranz
OCTOBER 13, 2017
Shippers face many challenges in successfully delivering products to end-users, and last mile logistics will be a core focus of change in the coming months. Consumer demands and expectations are rising, and up to 25 percent of consumers are willing to pay extra for same-day delivery. Also, same-day delivery will reach a 25-percent market share by 2025.
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ToolsGroup
OCTOBER 11, 2017
I’ve always maintained that improving demand forecast accuracy, as helpful as it can be, shouldn’t be the end goal itself, but simply a means to the end. A recent report from Gartner agrees, focusing specifically on the challenge of building a better business case for improved forecast accuracy. Gartner says that you shouldn’t just pitch forecast accuracy to your executive management, but translate your plan into business metrics.
SCM Research
OCTOBER 9, 2017
We cannot spare our students the dark secrets of supply chain management. As future decision makers, they need to understand the social and ecological consequences their decisions might have somewhere else on this planet. The chocolate supply chain is a perfect illustration of the complex relationships between consumerism, supply chain management, value creation, and ethical consequences.
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Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 8, 2017
Today hurricane Nate’s north winds are pushing against the bayous of Louisiana. In offices across the United Sates, demand planners are scratching their heads. The impact of the multiple hurricanes this season differ by commodity. What are they seeing? Shifting demand and rising prices for cotton and orange juice. Higher spikes for lumber and building supplies.
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Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 12, 2017
From demand shifts and evolving customer preferences, to new product introductions and sales strategies, volatility creates a continuously moving target for supply chain managers. But most enterprise planning systems weren’t designed to rapidly adapt to these changes—they were designed for problems that have already been solved! Supply chain professionals are left trying to patch together point solutions with a mass of spreadsheets and are unable to effectively collaborate with other business us
Enterra Insights
OCTOBER 12, 2017
Blockchain is a hot topic; especially among supply chain professionals. According to Kim S. Nash (@knash99), much of what is … Continued. The post Blockchain Technology: Heating Up or Cooling Off? appeared first on Enterra Solutions.
Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 10, 2017
Today, I got a quick email from Peggy Gulick. Peggy was a speaker at the Supply Chain Global Summit. She had some exciting news. AGCO was honored to receive the AME 2017 Excellence Award. Congrats to the Agco team. I loved Peggy’s presentation at the Summit. When her employees kept breaking their tablets on the production floor, Peggy used lean-production thought processes to innovate for new answers.
GlobalTranz
OCTOBER 11, 2017
More consumers want faster, free delivery options from shippers. While new technologies, like drone delivery, big data analytics and the Internet of things (IoT) push the boundaries of traditional last mile delivery logistics, growing complexity continues to puzzle shippers. In addition, up to 30 percent of consumers are willing to pay premium prices on shipping for same-day and instant delivery, reports McKinsey & Company.
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Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 13, 2017
I’m on borrowed time this morning, so let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: DAT Freight Index Hits All-Time High in September. Bpost to Buy Radial for $820 Million (WSJ – sub. req’d). Richard Branson’s Virgin Group has invested in Hyperloop One (CNBC). Deutsche Post DHL to deploy self-driving delivery trucks by 2018 (TechCrunch).
Enterra Insights
OCTOBER 11, 2017
Targeted marketing gains more traction every day. Why? Because it provides a better customer experience and greater return on investment. … Continued. The post Does Targeted Marketing Work? Ask the President. appeared first on Enterra Solutions.
Resilinc
OCTOBER 10, 2017
Many economic, capacity and labor challenges resulting from the independence process could cause serious issues for supply chains dependent on Spain and beyond.
Elementum
OCTOBER 13, 2017
For years now, Walmart has been on a mission to achieve safer products for its consumers. It's no surprise then that the company became a signatory of t he Chemical Footprint Project (CFP), a project of Clean Production Action, which provides a tool for benchmarking companies as they select safer alternatives and reduce their use of chemicals of high concern.
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Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 10, 2017
This year’s CSCMP conference reinforced that we’re in the early days of a massive transformation. The industry is moving in an unprecedented direction that is increasingly digitized and more data-centric than ever, and logistics leaders are looking to increase efficiency with artificial intelligence (AI). However, logistics leaders all know that in order to leverage advanced analytics and AI, they must first solve the core “data challenge.
Enterra Insights
OCTOBER 10, 2017
“Risk permeates supply chains,” writes Adam Robinson, a marketing strategist for Cerasis.[1] You don’t have to remind supply chain risk … Continued. The post Are Supply Chain Risks Making You Restless and Nauseous? appeared first on Enterra Solutions.
BlueYonder
OCTOBER 11, 2017
Christine Shulman, senior director, global value engineering joined JDA 11 years ago and has made successful career and life choices by heeding the advice her parents gave her: finish what you start and never give up. Such sage advice has led her to her current role at JDA, a challenge she faced head-on as an opportunity to grow into a leader of a team committed to showcasing the value a JDA investment gives our customers.
DAT Solutions
OCTOBER 11, 2017
Seasonal harvests are winding down, but capacity is still tight for reefer freight. That’s led to higher reefer rates on the West Coast and in the Midwest. Potato shippers seem to be feeling the effects of the ELD protests that have been scattered across the country. Those, combined with the supply chain disruptions caused by the hurricanes, have led to tight capacity in southern Idaho, and outbound rates continue to climb out of Twin Falls.
Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller
As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 11, 2017
Last month, I had the opportunity to speak at CLX Logistics’ 6th Annual Customer Conference in Philadelphia. The theme of this year’s conference was “The Transportation Revolution: In It Together” — an appropriate theme considering all of the forces impacting the transportation industry today (everything from new technologies to new regulations to ever-present challenges such as driver shortage) and how shippers, logistics service providers, and consignees need to work more collabora
Material Handling & Logistics
OCTOBER 8, 2017
A look at the supply chain readiness of several major U.S. cities, and their adoption of smart-city technologies. Deloitte Consulting and the Metro Atlanta Chamber have teamed up to analyze how seven large metropolitan areas of the United States are transforming their traditional supply chain base into digital supply chains. Given that the study was funded by an Atlanta-based group, the results are hardly authoritative (for instance, a number of major cities, such as Boston, Charlotte, Denver, P
BlueYonder
OCTOBER 12, 2017
Do you know how many boxes of raspberry gourmet coffee Kroger should keep at their store in rural Georgia? How would that computation be different from the logic needed to calculate the number of boxes of Corn Flakes at the same store? Raspberry gourmet coffee is likely what is known as a slow mover. You may be wondering why the number of raspberry gourmet coffee boxes Kroger has in their inventory at their store in rural Georgia even matters, but it does and here’s why: Inventory management is
DAT Solutions
OCTOBER 10, 2017
So far, the national averages for spot market rates in October are the highest they've been since the Snowpocalypse of 2014. Back then, it was a series of winter storms that disrupted supply chains and pushed load-to-truck ratios unusually high for several months. Just two weeks ago, we reported the highest national van load-to-truck ratio ever recorded in DAT Trendlines , which we've published every week since 2010.
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Supply Chain Movement
OCTOBER 9, 2017
Logistics service providers should innovate more,’ is a commonly heard complaint by shippers. This innovation-related discrepancy reared its head once again following an international study by Supply Chain Digest published earlier this year. 69 percent of the shippers surveyed said it was very important for logistics service providers to be innovative.
Arkieva
OCTOBER 11, 2017
In recent webinars and presentations, I have been talking about Early Warning Systems within the context of supply chains. The news story above made me think of several examples where a supply chain would use similar concepts to develop early warning metrics. How to Establish Early Warning Supply Chain Metrics was first posted on October 11, 2017 at 10:00 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.
TMC
OCTOBER 12, 2017
Each and every day, shippers are tasked with delivering the right products to the right place, at the right time and for the right cost. Businesses are evolving and consumers’ demands are ever-changing—both of which require supply chain professionals to push harder, deliver faster, and do more to exceed their expectations. Daily. Market dynamics, globalization, competition, ecommerce, and technology innovations continue to add challenges and complexities to achieving supply chain excellence. 5 t
NFI Industries
OCTOBER 10, 2017
In 2016, Americans consumed over 789 million gallons of wine – equating to almost 3 gallons per person 1. Wine consumption continues to increase in the U.S., challenging American wine importers to continue to import enough wine to match demand. Currently, winemakers are in the midst of harvest season (usually August through October depending on the.
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APICS
OCTOBER 11, 2017
No matter who or where you are in your supply chain career, you need to start caring about women in the field. That’s because women make our supply chain organizations stronger and position our companies for sustainable, profitable growth.
Rootstock
OCTOBER 9, 2017
Is your company considering replacing or upgrading your current ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system? Don’t let cost dictate your decision of this critical business investment. As Apple’s Steve Jobs once famously said, ‘ Think Different.’ Think first of what you need and why you need it, and keep your ERP selection process focused on those factors.
Accelogix
OCTOBER 12, 2017
After your products have been stored, sorted, picked and packaged in some way, you are ready to get it out the door. A customer wants it, and you gain a sense of accomplishment when your warehousing role is complete and you have efficiently moved the product to fulfill your customer’s demand. And coincidently and not a small point – there’s also the revenue you realize by this activity.
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